Fraud-detecting bottle.



' STUART EDWARD BELL, or REPRESAQCALIEORNIA.

FRAUD-DETEGTING BOTTLE.

No. '7S 6.285.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application tiled December 29, 1904. Serial No. 238,751.

T0 (ir/ZZ whom it nfl/ty concern:

Be it known that I, STUART EDWARD BELT., a citizen of the United States, and a 'resident of-vRepresa, in the county of Sacramento and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Fraud-Detecting Bottle, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description. y

This invention relates to fraud-detecting bottles, the object being to provide a bottle of this class which is simple infconstruction and adapted to prevent effectually the fraudulent sale of liquors of all kinds. Y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective representing a bottleconstructed accordingA to my invention in central longitudinal section. v This View represents the bottle lilled prior to its being sealed. Fig. 2 is a. perspective representing the upper portion of the bottle as broken away and shown in section. This view represents a sealing-cap in position and about to be sealed. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but representing the bottle completely sealed; and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figs.- 2 and 3, but representing the bottle with its seal broken preparatory to being opened for the removal of its contents.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the body of a bottle, which is preferably of substantially cylindrical form. Thisv body terminates below in a suitable base 2, upon which the bottlemay stand in an upintegrally with the body, this head being preferably substantially flat and provided centrally with a nipple or post 4, formed integrally therewith, which post projects upwardly and has a reduced neck 5 at the base thereof. The upper extremity of this post is preferably formed with a deep recess or cup 6, inclosed by an upwardly-projecting annular lip 7. Through the head 3 openings 8 are formed, which openings communicate with the interior of the bottle. There are preferably two of these openings located diametrically opposite' each other, and the outer edges of the openings are preferably in substantial alinement with the inner side of the cylindrical wall of the body. g

The bottle of the construction just described is substantially filled with a liquor or iiuid 9 to be sold andris then closed by suitable stop- In order to seal the bottle, Tprovide a sealing-cap 10, which has substantially the form of a disk, the same being provided ywith a central opening 11, countersunk, as indicated at 12, upon its upper side. This sealing-cap 10 is placed upon the head 8, the opening 11 receiving the post 4, as indicated. When the sealing-cap has been placed in this position, the lip 7 referred to above, is subjected to an intense heat, which should be sufcient to reduce the same to a plastic state. As the lip 7 becomes plastic it is forced down into the counterbore 12 and allowed to harden in this position. After the bottle hasV been sealed the upper face of the cap 10 is substantially iiat,'the upper extremity of the post 4 l being substantially iiush therewith, as indicated in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to open the bottle, it is necessary. to strike the cap 1() a sudden blow delivered upon its side or edge. This blow should be suiiicient to break off the post 4 at the reduced neck 5, so that the cap will fall from its position. When the cap 10 has been detached in the manner above stated,either or both of the Stoppers 8 may be removed in order to enable the contents of the bottle to be poured out. While the contents will flow readily without the removal of both stoppers, of course the flow will be increased and will be more regular if both Stoppers are removed.

It will of course be observed that when the cap 10 is in position it is impossible to reach the Stoppers 8a in order to remove them. For this reason it is impossible to empty and fraudulently refill the bottle, as it would be evident at a glance that the bottle had been broken at the head.

The fact that ythe openings 8 have their outer edges in substantial alinement with the inner side of the cylindrical wall insures that the entire contents of the bottle may beremoved. Advantage is also seen' in constructing a bottle inthis regular cylindrical form, as there is then no waste space in packing the .l vbottles in boxes for shipment.

as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A bottle having an integral head with an opening therethrough, said head having an integral frangible projection upon the outer face thereof, and a sealing-cap having an opening receiving said projection, said projection a'ording means for permanently attaching said cap upon said head.

2. A bottle having an integral head with a centrally-disposed projection in the upper face thereof, said projection being frangible and having a reduced neck at the base thereof, said head having an opening therethrough, a stopper received in said opening, and a sealing-cap seating upon said head and having a central opening receiving said projection, said projection affording means for permanently attaching said cap.

3. A bottle having an integral head with a pair of oppositely-disposed openings therethrough, Stoppers closing said openings, said head having a centrally-disposed frangible post projecting upwardly therefrom, and a cap having a centrally-disposed opening receiving said post and covering said Stoppers, said post having an annular upwardly-projecting lip adapted to be reduced by heat and pressed down upon said cap.

4. A bottle having an integral head with a pair of oppositely-disposed openings therein, the outer edges of said openings being in substantial alinement with the inner side of the wall of said bottle, said head further having a centrally-disposed post with a reduced neck at the base thereof, said post having an upwardly-projecting annular lip, and a sealing-cap having a centrally-disposed opening receiving said post and covering said stoppers, said opening in said cap having a counterbore at the upper side thereof, said counterbore being adapted to receive said lip when reduced by heat.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

STUART EDWARD BELL.

Witnesses:

P. J. CoeHRANE, BRAINARD F. SMITH. 

